Paintings of the French emperor, gilded imperial furniture and a copy of his marriage certificate were among the items up for ...

Great prices for paintings helped push the recent landmark Napoleon sale beyond expectations. Find out why the Emperor still ...

Art & Exhibitions Bonjour, Napoleon! A V.R. Experience Lets People Chat with the French Emperor. The experience has been fact-checked by Napoleon scholars.

As one of the largest oil paintings hanging in the Louvre, the work, which the French have nicknamed Le Sacre (officially, it is titled The Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon and the Coronation ...

PARIS — After the Hollywood epic “Napoleon” exposed the legendary emperor to a new generation two years ago, over 100 relics ...

Two centuries after his downfall, Napoleon remains both revered and controversial in France — but above all, unavoidable.

Several paintings reinforcing the emperor’s myth will hit the rostrum, ... depicting Emperor Napoleon I in the coronation robes worn on December 2, 1804, at Notre-Dame.

From designing Napoleon's coronation to his historic battles, Janty Yates and David Crossman drew upon historical texts and paintings for inspiration. How 'Napoleon' Coronation Scene Was Inspired ...

Napoleon made a bold return from exile in 1815 only ... This 1874 oil painting by Félix Philippoteaux shows one of ... His forces defeated Austria, and in 1804 Napoleon crowned himself emperor of ...

Sotheby’s Paris is staging one of the most complete and high-profile Napoleon auctions in years — over 100 objects from the ...

One of the greatest military strategists, Napoleon Bonaparte, fought and lost at the Battle of Waterloo on 1815. This marked ...